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A. A. YOUNG.

DRESS HANGER.

No. 301,947. Patented July 15, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

ALBERT A. YOUNG, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND LABANHEATH, OF SAME PLACE.

DRESS-HANGER.

:JPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,947, dated July15, 1884.

Application filed December 12,. 181"3. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. YOUNG, of-

. Boston, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dress Hangers, of whichthe following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact toenable any person skilled in the art to which said inventionapcorresponding pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,forn1- ing a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is an isometrical perspective View representing myimproved dress-hanger in position for use; Fig. 2, a vertical transversesection showing the valve and means for sup porting the form; Fig. 3, aview of one of the feet detached; Fig. 4, a view of the bust; Fig. 5, aview of the corset-waishand Fig. 6 a view of one of the hands detached.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of dressforms which are designed forexhibiting coats, vests, pants, corsets, dresses, cloaks,and otherarticles of wearing-apparel for either sex; and it consists in anovelconstruction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully setforth and claimed, by which a more desirable and effective article ofthis character is produced than is now in ordinary use. I

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readilyunderstoodby-all conversant with such matters from the following explanation, itsextreme simplicityrendering an elaborate description unnecessary.

In the drawings,'A represents the body, B the legs, and G the arms,these parts being integral and COHIPOSQfL-Of rubber, oil-cloth, rub-.

ber cloth, orsimilar materials. The body, arms, and legs are hollow,"thecavities in these parts opening into each other, the form beingdistended or inflated with air when inuse, by means of avalve, m,disposed in theupper portion of the body. The arms, neck, and legs aretightly closed byend pieces, a to prevent the escape of the air when theform .is inflated. Disposed on the upper portion'of the body and.integraltherewith there is an upwardly-projecting annular flange, D,forming a neekband being composed of rubber or rubber cloth closed D,thecollar,being elastic,wi1l close around the flange and secure the head inposition. The feet G are composed of maoh or any other suitablematerials, and are respectively pro- ,vided with annular flanges orbosses 9 around the ankle portions, by which'they are attached to thelegs of the form in substantially the same manner as described for thehead E, an annular flange, d, projecting downwardly from either legbelow the end pieces, 00, to form sockets into which the flanges g areinserted, and which, being elastic, contract and hold the feet inposition. The hands II are also composed of mach or other suitablernaterials, and, like the head and feet, are provided with annularbosses Z, which are inserted in sockets at the ends of the arms formedby the elastic annular flanges zpvhich project beyond the end pieces,

x, in substantially the same manner as the flanges D and i. i

In th use of my improvement the form is inflate through the valve m,and, when the head is detached, suspended by means of the loop J to thecrane or standard K,as shown in Fig. 2. When the head is used, a mortiseor aperture may be formed in the back of the same, into which thestandard projects, as

shown in Fig. 4; or a loop may be attached centrally to-the back of theform, and the form suspended, as shown in Fig. 1.

i In Fig. 4 a bust or form is represented which is constructed insubstantially the same manner as that represented in Fig. 1, the body Lat either end, and provided with. a valve, m, for inflation.

In Fig. 5 acorset-waist is, represented which has a body, M, composed ofrubber or rubber cloth closed at either end, and provided with 95 avalve, on, through which it' may be inflated. From the foregoing it willbe obvious that the most essential feature of my invention consists inso constructing a dress-form, corsetwaist, bust, or other similararticle, thatit may 10o form to eollapse,and enabling it to be packed ina comparatively small space for storage or transportation, as desired.

I do not confine myself strictly to the method shown forremovablyattachingthehead,hands, and feet to the form,as other means may beemployed, or these parts entirely omitted, if desired; neither do Iconfine myself to the employment of bosses 011 the head, hands,or feet;nor to locating the valvem in any special place, as it may be disposedin any convenient position where it will properly perform its functions,it being understood that it is so constructed as to permit it to beclosed and retain the air when the form is inflated.

I am aware that it is not new to form a figure and inflate it throughavalve, nor to form a figure with ahead, feet, and hands of rub her;also, that artificial hands have been attached to the flexible arms offigures, and I do i not, therefore, claim the same, broadly; butI am notaware that a dress-hanger composed of rubber or similar material adaptedto be inflated, and having a body, arms, and legs, respectively,provided with elastic sockets or annular flanges for receiving andholding a head, hands, and feet has heretofore been known or used.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is- A dress-hangerprovided with arms and 1egs,and which in shape approximates the humanform, said hanger being hollow and provided with an inflating-tube, andwith sockets at the neck and extremities of the arms and legs, thesubstance around said sockets being elastic, and said sockets beingadapted, respectively,to receive and hold the removable head, hands, andfeet of the hanger, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT A. YOUNG.

\Vitnesses:

O. A. SHAW, L. J. \VIIITE.

